From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Sep 10 14:44: 1 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from xylan.com (postal.xylan.com [208.8.0.248]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E846C15CF2 for ; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:43:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wes@softweyr.com) Received: from mailhub.xylan.com by xylan.com (8.8.7/SMI-SVR4 (xylan-mgw 2.2 [OUT])) id OAA03054; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:43:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from omni.xylan.com by mailhub.xylan.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4 (mailhub 2.1 [HUB])) id OAA18440; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:32:15 -0700 Received: from softweyr.com (dyn4.utah.xylan.com) by omni.xylan.com (4.1/SMI-4.1 (xylan engr [SPOOL])) id AA29001; Fri, 10 Sep 99 14:42:55 PDT Message-Id: <37D97B5F.1AEC5CCD@softweyr.com> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 15:42:55 -0600 From: Wes Peters Organization: Softweyr LLC X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (X11; U; FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE i386) X-Accept-Language: en Mime-Version: 1.0 To: Dirk GOUDERS Cc: "Chris D. Faulhaber" , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: More press References: <199909100712.JAA07562@musashi.et.bocholt.fh-ge.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Dirk GOUDERS wrote: > > > There is a short but sweet[1] article on ZDNet today regarding FreeBSD: > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,3656,2324624,00.html > > Hmm, can't find that sweet thing -- typo? Nope, it worked fine for me. Given how short it is, this article really packs a POSITIVE punch for FreeBSD. Here's the text: AlternaTip: FreeBSD By Kate Botello, Host We introduce a new operating system this week for our Alternatip. New to us, that is. It's actually the oldest operating system still in common use today: FreeBSD. We spend a lot of time talking about Linux, of course. Linux is a Unix clone created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 because he wanted to use Unix but didn't want to pay for it. He should have waited a year or two. FreeBSD is Unix, but because the Unix trademark is owned by Open Systems, it can't be called Unix. You can make a pretty good case that it's more Unix than the proprietary flavors of Unix that use the name. FreeBSD is based on the Berkeley distribution of Unix, but like Linux, it's completely free. It's also the choice of many companies who prefer it to the commercial flavors of Unix. Yahoo!, Infoseek, and Excite all run on FreeBSD. So do Xoom, US West, and the Internet Movie Database. In fact, anyone who wants to run true Unix should probably look at FreeBSD first. FreeBSD is very like Linux in many ways. It runs all the standard command shells, including BASH, and of course the X Window environment. It can even run many Linux binaries, and nearly all Unix programs. It differs from Linux in the volume of support and information out there (but remember, all Unix books are directly applicable to FreeBSD). You might find it more difficult to find just the right driver for your hardware, so check the compatibility lists carefully before installing. But if you're looking for the true Unix experience, FreeBSD is the closest you can get, at any price. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://softweyr.com/ wes@softweyr.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message